Delphine über den Dächern

"Both want the lead role. But only one will get it ..." Dreamy Delphine grows up with her widowed mother, who makes many sacrifices so that her daughter can dance ballet. Julie is quite different: the daughter from a rich family is pampered, always convinced of herself and the favorite of her teacher. Both attend the ballet class of the Paris Opera Garnier and get the chance to dance Galatea alongside the idolized soloist Ivan Barlof. When Delphine gets the part and Julie is only second cast, she seeks revenge and sets a trap for the unsuspecting Delphine that will change everything ... For generations, girls and their mothers have loved the story of the little Parisian elevin Delphine and her adversary Julie. The author - once herself a ballet student at the Opera Garnier - provides a realistic insight into the often romanticized, in reality quite ruthless world of classical ballet. And touches, as it were, on the universal themes on the threshold of adulthood: Pressure to perform, fear of failure, the changeable feeling towards one's own body or the desire to assert oneself. Probably the most beautiful ballet book of all time - finally reissued! Illustrated by Leanne Shapton.